Planning application
Beacon House, The Street, Bethersden, TN26 3AE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Ash Tree - crown reduction by approx 50%. This is due to the trunk being hollow and mushy and clear areas of dead branches.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2024/2404
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2024/2404
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 27 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 27 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 30 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- Bethersden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Dec 2024
Received by Ashford
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30 Jan 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 30 January 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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NOT/2026/1325 Granted
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OTH/2026/1319 Granted
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OTH/2026/1350 Granted
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NOT/2026/1643 Awaiting decision
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NOT/2026/1642 Awaiting decision
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